Chapter 51
Half an hour later, Andrew straightened Madelyn’s clothes before carrying her out of the office.
Some of the employees were working late, and Madelyn blushed as she shrunk into Andrew’s embrace. She silently vowed to keep her visits here to a minimum.
Everyone went still with shock as they watched Andrew carry Madelyn into the elevator. They never thought Andrew had such a loving and gentle side to him.
When they were in the car, Andrew answered a call and listened to what the person on the other line had to say. A beat later, he said
nonchalantly, “Alright. I’ll be there in an hour.”
He hung up after that and glanced at Madelyn, only to see her staring at him inquisitively. “Are you getting together with your business associates?”
“More of a friend than a business associate, but yes. I’ll drop you home first,” Andrew replied.
A friend? Madelyn blinked. She did not know any of Andrew’s friends. She hadn’t wanted to get to know them in her previous life. As such, even if he had given her a name, she wouldn’t have known who the person was.
Upon hearing that he planned to drop her home, she pouted and
tugged on his shirt. His expression was askance as he looked at her. Do you want me to stay home?”
When she said nothing, he took her hand and explained gently, ”
Damian just came back from abroad. I haven’t seen him in two years.
Right now, he was the portrait of a dutiful husband who wanted his
every detail of his after–work gathering, as he should.
Naturally, Madelyn had every right to press for details. However, she looked at him sadly and asked, “Can come with you?”
“Is that what you want?” Andrew asked, surprised.
Her eyes glittered with enthusiasm as she said, “Can’t I?”
“Of course, you can!” He was more than happy to let her tag along. She had refused to mingle with his friends and associates after
marriage. Before that, she was too young to join him on such
occasions.
Andrew knew her like the back of his hand, but she didn’t know him or
Madelyn couldn’t help feeling self–conscious as she clutched Andrew’s arm, careful not to strain his injury. She muttered under her breath, “Could you try to go easy on me the next time?”
It was a wonder her face–and her entire body, at that–had not gone up in flames.
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